Politifact "But more often, Democrats and liberals overreached*:
• They ignored the fact that the Ryan plan would not affect people currently in Medicare -- or even the people 55 to 65 who would join the program in the next 10 years.
• They used harsh terms such as "end" and "kill" when the program would still exist, although in a privatized system.
• They used pictures and video of elderly people who clearly were too old to be affected by the Ryan plan. The DCCC video that aired four days after the vote featured an elderly man who had to take a job as a stripper to pay his medical bills.
* Overreached? Was it so hard to simply say Democrats lied? Speaking of which....
Apparently Schultz has a low opinion of our intelligence; DNC Chief Wasserman Schultz Attacks Paul Ryan Using PolitiFact’s 2011 “Lie Of The Year,” Claims He Wants To “End Medicare As We Know It”…
Wasserman Schultz, addressing an estimated crowd of 40,000 union members, said that Ryan would “end Medicare as we know it,” and made an extended attack on his budget plan.
Hat tip to Weasel Zippers
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